Kudroli was formerly known as Kudre-halli where Tippu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore, army used to have Horsesstables and grazing land, is one of the oldest and well-known localities of Mangalore City located on the Western Coastal belt of Karnataka, India. Since it is the oldest locality pre-dominated by Muslim inhabitants it has become an Islamiclearning center of the city which also hosts various religious functions and the festivities. It is also a historic place as the ruler, Tippu Sultan has his fortjust a couple of kilometers away known as Sultan Battery. Kudroli is also famous for Gokarnatheshwara Temple. This temple was built by a great devotee and businessman called H. Coragappa in the year 1912. Coragappa who belonged to the Billava family built the temple at a place which was believed to be the graze land for the horses during the rule of Tipu Sultan, hence the name kudrehalli, which transformed into Kudroli over time.